When it comes to building a custom car or truck, what else would you expect from Chester Greenhalgh, the author of the legendary "How to Build a T-Bucket Roadster for Under $3000"? The master of creative scrounging and flat-ass simple fabrication has done it again with another incredibly detailed … Read More>

If you want to build a hotrod on a budget, the hands-down winner when it comes to getting the greatest bang for your buck is the T-Bucket. Inspired by Norm Grabowski's "Kookie Car" of the 1950s, the 1923 Ford T-Bucket you build today is the best value going! Here's why:
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The Ford Model A frame was designed for a 40 horsepower engine in a car with a top speed of 60 mph. When Ford came out with the 65 horsepower V-8 in 1932, they ditched the flimsy Model A frame for the much larger Deuce frame -- just for the extra 25 horsepower.
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Hot Rod history has it that Chuck Lombardo was the first person to use the Mustang II Front Suspension on a street rod back in 1974, shortly after the Mustang II was introduced. Why? As Chassis Engineering's Eric Aurand noted in Rod & Custom Magazine, "This is the most modern passenger car … Read More>

Yes, you can build your own custom hot rod fiberglass body at home.
The roots of custom hot rod fiberglass bodies go back to the 1950s and the creation of Ed "Big Daddy" Roth's "Outlaw" T-inspired roadster. Back then, Roth invented his own low-buck way of making a custom fiberglass body from … Read More>

Now, custom paint jobs at home are something you can do yourself and save hundreds, if not thousands! Candies, flakes, graphics, fogs, blends, striping and gold leafing are all made easy in this 3-1/2 hour, 2-DVD set.
"How to Custom Paint Your Motorcycle ... or anything else for that matter ... … Read More>

Our StreetRod 101 Instructional DVD Series
Once you have all the terrific T-Bucket building information we have available, you may actually want to see just how an experienced builder goes about each step of building a hot rod.
If a picture is worth a thousand words, then a really great … Read More>

“Hot Rod” or “Rat Rod” How to Mount a Cheap Antique Pickup Body on a Late Model Pickup Frame
Chester Greenhalgh has spent half a century building hot rods, for himself, friends and customers: all on a working man’s budget, using plain old everyday tools and a ton of creativity.
Getting the … Read More>

Everything You Need to Know About T-Bucket Hot Rods
What We Do: We publish the best available downloadable plans and information to build a T-Bucket hot rod on a budget. To bring this valuable information to you, we are proud to be partnered with these talented T-Bucket creators and plan … Read More>

Projects With Lawn Mower Engines
Chester Greenhalgh's new fun eBook, Projects With Lawn Mower Engines, will make you an overnight small engine expert and Chester shows you how to apply hot rod creativity not only to your lawn mower, but also cool projects with lawn mower engines for boating, air … Read More>